Early voting has been underway since May 28 for the June 14 primary in Nevada, where most of the action is unfolding in rock ‘em, sock ’em Republican nomination battles for governor, US Senate, and in three of the state’s four congressional districts.
Awaiting those five GOP scrum survivors are incumbent Democrats. Only one is being tested in a primary; the others are marshaling resources for rocky roads to re-election in November when they will face opponents backed by an enthusiastic Republican voter base amid a changing electorate.
For the first time in state history, most of Nevada’s electorate identifies as independent, non-affiliated rather than a Republican or a Democrat. The long-documented trend with such voters in Nevada and across the country is that a majority tends to vote Republican….